The Candidates Go to College George Bush, Bill Clinton beware: A new power of student voters may seal your fate on the road to the White House OF THE COLLEGE VOTE Nobods paid mix h attention i«» vniciN I»k t- Nathaniel IU .mi hump m 1*188, the seat a st uni ‘^1) pnmit ol iK-to-lM vt*ai -< >lds vs mi i«»the jxillv IVuut hainp. uftet all. vs.ts a iik iiiIk i ol one of the weakest voting hint ks in the cmmtn. a group so (list on net let 1 liom the pohtn ul ssstem that onlv one in live college age students soled in stale anti It k al elet lions two seats ago Most <d us feel we tan t make i (title* i ent t •." s.ivs He am hump, a l «»t Soutli Honda gi aduatc student " I In use! age I s to 1M sear -old doesn’t watt h tin news High st h« h »| students t an t find Ill, 1 mtrd Stairs nil .i map v.lijiireum I , It 11( I sa\ | Mill! II N ,1, 111 ( pLn .1 lllg pal I Ml OUI llWS ' In trimsill voting. n irnainlv hasn t In tilt- first vrai IH-vraiatkls < nuld voir, I1* 11 |icnrnl < 11 the in tail thru ballots B\ I'IKH, llu- numhn ol mllrgr agr votr I s had di opprd 1 I I pr11 nil, mill r than twin- I hr dri 11 nr aim ini’ all I S volris during till sallir period, am il tllllg lo (hr l S ( rnsits Btnrau Ihn thr timrs. Brain hamp sass, an i hanging Mim and molr studrnts air li t-ling thi s i an make a i hangr hr sals I lirs air starling to untie r how things arr inrssrd up aiound them. \nd thru an The Student Vote 1,062 students on 41 campuses were potted Aug 24 and responded to the following questions: □ U wftsJ p#fty vtyofc HQNtitffdd a DEMOCRAT CD REPU&.tCAN m INDEPENDENT EJ OTHER MN E3 NO PARTY n A'f , -vti r*o<st»f»d . .wrt ttw Oct SdewSf*'’ Oyes □ no D l ^ #>•* | •Km <SoI~ you pt*n to »0W tor1 -<83 2J\ !JS I i Nov 3'* m □ bush ■ CUNIUN a other □ uNOEooeo □ anti ABOftfH Ci procMOKC ■ DON'T rfNOW Whicft of the fofcvung <%sut* <*f© mo©* tmportanf to you^ fcf^c* top fcv#) n Job tnjtrkai Environment Abortion Hijtw tOoctbor Economic growth He*lh c»* AIDS Com* Student hnencuu ma Foreign pokey Detente upending (JltMT <MM» Orug abuse Ftytegn trade | □ Ww3> canOdato do , you *<« look oul* mor* tor yOUf rtmkl f' u a stodtnnn fcghar edueasotff C3BUSm ■ CLINTON O neither ■ DON'T KNOW Th*» pc# « not *C*f*«K Pmcrnmgm* k)f emct' Qu«#toon me b*6md on ihc nnjtr&m o* fwp©nd«K*** to &uu £M»*eto s moir me ssage s »onuuK to them 1 hr sr an* iik s',u$( ' dial » andidates citttii i bothn srmlilii' m I hr past savs ( vnthia ( omad an assistant piotrss*k t publit admimsiianon ai ihr I "l lr\as I hr (aiupai;>*ns hast tended t‘» ivjnoie people in dial a^t* group twe aiise* then vs.imi l i big pan >t!. (otuadsavs ihrvw brrn Itlrralh unite u «»ll as uaiidrimg noti-votrr* But not r 111% \r,u I he ir seeiii% to hr liu»i< of .t '•*« lal tniiM inue to grt invol\e*d dm v rai ( miraii >a\s I h« se |x-op|e have « deMie h *i » hang* ! his ina\ he the* le.ll I M n» J I \rai «»l«l voir I s Ion t t am h< lairs to lake* lloti* r <»! thrill, she va\s \ l l hr \ntu>ruiH Mny \ln^<imsMinev \ng 2 I of 1,0a2 i ollrgr si licit* i»t> «)U I I i aiti|>us<-\ natii mwidr >11« »us H*» |x*i t rtit «»l the stude nts suivrxrd air irgislrtrd fo wife atiel Hh |« ti rut plan to voir 1 \ In I vsilal, |>i» side nl ol the ( .roi yrtovsn l Studriil \ss« w lati* *n. savs slude tits air stalling t«* rrali/r the value*«»! mm vote In oidet lot [lh« »andidatesj to p.»\ attention vm has* to sou 1 \ sdul xavs Vmei »c .» i ight novs has a terlmg ol des|>etation 1 ook ,ii itic budget defic M ( )m past gi-neiabntis base taken oil! a » haigc at a mint ami we base to }>a\ it oft \11<I that maxec11 ledit« an! mav base hit heunc- this vrat loi a lot • *t c i>llr>»r students I in inletested iii tin n miuim bet allxe I II he looking l*n a job. saw Malt tala Ke\ev a xettlni at thr I «»t Illinois \ lot nl inv Inends an having lioutlie iu mw finding a job " |ellie\ (.lasso, a jtiuioi at the l ol South Hoik la. ixwomrd, t«*» \s a t ollcgr student, the et ouoim t t»nt eins me the m«»st so when I get uul of < ollege tliete will Ik* a job lot me he saw t notigh college students. it seems, an basing the same anxieties I lie job market is the* ton issue loi stude nts tes|*indtng to the l stines in lac t. t ollege students ate c mu fined alnnit ec oiiomic issues m general iitghet education, economic gfowth amt health c aie loll**\s the emiionmc nt and alxution as subsenuetit issues most tutfroi taut to (hem ( mu ad flu i atielidates ait stalling In aeldltss nc v% issue v uiirs unjxntallt !•» c nlii'ijr .l^e \» »lt*l s i he se .ne issue s thr*V hasetl ! Ieall\ Uitheteal vuth ill flu past 'tie sa\s \licl that s a gew kI ineite atie*11 ll s I gnttel imlti.Hloll mele e el foi sluile Ilfs like Mile lu ll < «»hen .1 JUIlHi! at \(»i l h ( an ilma Stale- l I | if |c a I e a l« »f * it issue s I ha I e Olle II11 111< like | >1 .IN f I III se he m ils helping j*«'ple III (till «I V% It t < Ml It 11 Y and lloimiM I Ights. Ilf sa\s \ltel though alw >1 ll* >11 is liol a lleSs Issue [o pi fsielr ll I ia I rln 11 e i ll s . ll s one a‘l |k m e iu til the students sitt\e\ed sas will a! I < 1 « the si \ u I c leu president < >1 the St tide I Its sti I \ <‘ \ e< l if j>e I e e lit e e Misielc I the mse hrs anti aheu ii. »ti and 7 1 pen rnt pi e m he »li e Mm>ttie»n is a map»i fae tot sa\s Sands Ik. >st a semen at Kulgrts I I gill ss Mill e i >u!e i e all it a litmus test fit hertV 111 Vote 1 he l sill \ ev indie ate s ( hntnii is leading among » ollrge students, with |)(-|U‘lll III Sllppolt of til* \l LlllN.t' gosnilot \Im1111 'J.S |K'M c ut plan lo voir t< a Hush anil JJ |k*m rut air undo i<lc-iI \ii \mi\tioiig, a junn»i ai lYppeidmr l in pall nl l hr ‘J'i j«‘h « ill who srln tril Hush m the mum s I think ( Imlon's tdras air extirtueh ilrstnn tiv* anil I would hair to m e him I* president. so I m voting fm Hush as thr Ic\mi «d two rvils l x i arise I dm it l»k«- what Hush has el* »nr rtthei. Itr savs Hut Krve ss,i\s( lintoii apjx-als to lu i I tom vshat I havr irad it srrins like* ( lintoii is a hltli moir dun 1. taking a Ilium tjosition and oflrring a little moir than ( .roigr Hush on issue s sin ll as till n «»n< >mv. In thr rml, r\jx i is hojw e*<rllrgr votris like He \rs will eair enough to take the n (oiitems to the- polls, rieatmga strong student vote lor the* lit st tune and setting a standard f«*t ’he futuir It de pends mi Uliliout. ( euitad sa\s It then is hig tuitiout. .1 laigei |>mfiou ol l.s l« r'J Pve ai-edels than «*vri Ix foie, Ill the Iutuie e anelidales will l'*»k at that gni.ip as a les* Ull e e- \ le M is 1 idilig oil (his r|e*e tie Ml jti\ Urnurtf I he Ihtllv NeXUS. t of ( ait forma. Santn lUitftam. lottlntmtfii to this By James Anderson, Daily Iowan, U. of Iowa and Bill Frischung, The State Newt, Ml< hh.a\ Siam l .